International Women’s Day | March 2022
In keeping with this year’s theme, “Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow”, NFC salutes the inexhaustible power of women globally.
ATTENTION CALIFORNIA EMPLOYERS: New Federal Law Allows Employees to Opt Out of Arbitrating Sexual Harassment and Assault Claims
By Rachel H. Khedouri, Esq. and Carol Shieh, Esq. Employers who require their workforce to execute predispute arbitration agreements or class action waivers will soon no longer be able to prevent employees from bringing sexual harassment and assault claims to court or participating in joint sexual harassment or assault actions. Signed into law on March […]
PRESS RELEASE: NUKK-FREEMAN & CERRA, P.C., GROWS ITS WEST COAST OPERATIONS WITH ADDITIONAL EXPANSION OF FORCE
SAN DIEGO, CA – Nukk-Freeman & Cerra, PC (NFC), a top-ranked Employment Law Firm representing management, is pleased to welcome both Ben Brown Jakovljevic and Julie S. Alarcón as Associate Attorneys supporting the San Diego, California office. “The expansion of our West Coast team has been a top priority for the Firm to support the […]
THE U.S. SUPREME COURT SHOULD REFLECT OUR NATION’S DIVERSITY OF PERSPECTIVE, EXPERIENCE AND BACKGROUND
In the words of Justice Ruth Ginsburg, “It’s so important for little girls to see women on the Supreme Court—it’s natural and proper.” At NFC, we strongly support the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court. In the spirit of RBG, it is “natural and proper” for the Supreme Court to include […]
RECOGNIZING BLACK WOMEN LAWYERS… EXTRAORDINARY ACCOMPLISHMENTS. REMARKABLE SACRIFICES.
During this year’s Black History Month, NFC pays tribute to the critical roles that African Americans have played in building and shaping a more prosperous diverse, and inclusive America. More specifically, in line with our status as a100% women-owned law firm, we celebrate the stories of Black female lawyers who cracked the glass ceiling and […]
ATTENTION EMPLOYERS: New Law Ends Mandatory Arbitration of Federal and State Sexual Harassment and Assault Claims
By Rachel H. Khedouri, Esq. Update: The Ending Enforced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 was signed into law by President Biden on March 3, 2022. Employers who require their workforce to execute predispute arbitration agreements or class action waivers will soon no longer be able to prevent employees from bringing […]
ATTENTION NEW JERSEY EMPLOYERS: Written Notice To Be Required Before Tracking Employee-Operated Vehicles
By Rachel H. Khedouri, Esq. Commencing April 18, 2022, private employers in New Jersey must provide written notice to employees before using tracking devices to monitor their movement in vehicles used for work purposes. Governor Murphy signed Assembly Bill 3950 into law on January 18, 2022, after a number of amendments were made in response […]
ATTENTION CALIFORNIA EMPLOYERS: EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN – SUPPLEMENTAL PAID SICK LEAVE RETURNS
By Rachel H. Khedouri, Esq. and Stacy L. Fode, Esq. On February 9, 2022, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 114 bringing back COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave (“SPSL”) to California employees. As California employers will recall, the prior iteration of SPSL – which expired on September 20, 2021 — required companies to provide 80 hours […]
ATTENTION EMPLOYERS: NEW YORK CITY JOINS THE NATIONAL PAY TRANSPARENCY TREND REQUIRING POSTING OF SALARY RANGES
By Rachel H. Khedouri, Esq. Across the nation, a growing number of jurisdictions are requiring employers to publicly disclose salary information in their hiring and, in some cases, promotion processes as a means to attempt to narrow gender and racial pay gaps. On January 15, 2021, the New York City Council followed suit and adopted […]
ATTENTION NEW YORK EMPLOYERS: EXPANDED EMPLOYEE WHISTLEBLOWER RIGHTS GO INTO EFFECT TOMORROW
By Rachel H. Khedouri, Esq. On January 26, 2022, new and dramatically expanded protections go into effect for employees in New York who report employer actions they believe to be illegal. Until now, the protection of Section 740 of the New York Labor Law — New York’s “whistleblower” law for private employees — has been […]